A rehab specialist who spoke at our Brain Injury Support Group this month said it is imperative that we start our recovery by accepting where we are as the new "Me." Then, we work forward from there. It we look at ourselves as broken and less than we were, our brains continually produce stress chemicals resulting in depression, anxiety, slowed recovery and more. He stressed that we need to start from the new "Me" and appreciate each small improvement.

Focusing on the pre-injury person will constantly leave us in a less than optimal state for recovery.